Baring, Missouri
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Greensburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 63531. The Survey maps it on the Edina quadrangle. 125 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 820 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBaring fell from 132 to 125 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 132 | |
| 2020 | 125 | -7 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1903 USGS Edina quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Edina quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Baring in 2020, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230918-05205-05032020-0730 |
| 8 April 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230927-05205-04082020-1920 |
| 8 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.2 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230921-05205-03082020-1755 |
| 6 March 2020 | Other causes | 1.7 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 230922-05205-03062020-1455 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Baring: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baring in 11 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 6 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF2) | Baring | 2 hurt | The tornado began on the southeast side of town just southeast of the Highway K and Dairy Avenue intersection. The tornado quickly strengthened as it moved northwest producing EF2 damage southwest of the intersection. A farm outbuilding was completely destroyed, several grain bins were thrown 1/4 to 1/2 mile downwind, and a home was heavily damaged with the roof and several walls removed. The tornado then crossed Highway K and the railroad tracks and moved through the center of the town of Baring. In Baring, 6-7 businesses and 62 homes were damaged. Notable was the post office which was heavily damaged with the removal of the roof and several walls. The tornado then exited town tracking to the northwest producing damage to a farm outbuilding on the east side of Highway 15 and damage to trees on the west side of the highway. The tornado dissipated shortly thereafter. Overall the tornado was rated EF2 with a path length of 1.64 miles. The max path width was 450 yards. Two people sustained minor injuries and no deaths were reported. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Baring | $200,000 | Up to 5 inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Highway 15 just north of Edina. The heavy rains caused the South Fabius River to rise rapidly. There was a levee breach on the South Fork of the South Fabius River upstream from Edina. The flood waters caused flooding on the south side of Edina. About 7 businesses had to be evacuated due to the flood waters. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baring | $5,000 | Power lines were blown down in Edina and 1.64 inches of rain fell in about 45 minutes. The Baring Fire Department also reported trees and power lines down. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Baring | - | Between 2 and 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Highway 15 both north and south of Edina. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Baring | - | A damage survey completed by National Weather Service personnel of Knox County Missouri revealed a 7 mile long tornado path just north of Edina northeast to the Knox Scotland County line. The tornado first started about 4 miles north of Edina along Highway EE. Three power poles were snapped off and a couple of trees damaged. The tornado strengthened as it moved northeast causing damage along County Road 44, Highway K, and County Road 48. Numerous trees were mangled, farm outbuildings destroyed and power lines downed. A home along County Road 48 suffered major damage losing its roof and one wall. The damage at this point was rated F2, the strongest along the tornado path. The width of the damage at this point was about 200 yards wide. The damage path continued northeast downing trees and power lines. It crossed Highway V just west of County Road 76. Along Highway V, 2 grains bins were destroyed , an old abandoned house was destroyed, and a home lost its garage and part of the roof. The tornado continued northeast and crossed into Scotland County near the North Fabius River. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Baring | - | Storm spotters reported nickel size hail. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Baring | - | no account filed |
| November 2013 | Hail | Baring | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Baring | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Baring | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Baring | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensburg | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| Fabius | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Kenwood | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Edina | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Milltown | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Millport | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hazelville (historical) | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hurdland | 8.3 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Baring | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q952570 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 713640. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





